Playlearn UV Sensory Soft Blocks and Bean Bags – 20-Piece Sensory UV Set

Feel, build, and discover with materials that glow under UV light

Soft, firm, smooth, or with a different texture: with the Playlearn UV Sensory Soft Blocks and Bean Bags set, there’s so much to discover with your hands. And when you place them under UV light, a whole new dimension is revealed. The striking colors react to ultraviolet light, making them even more visible in a darkened sensory room.

The set includes 20 different soft blocks and bean bags. Grab them, feel the difference, stack the blocks, sort them, or use the various shapes and textures during sensory play.

A versatile set that brings together touch, color, shape, and movement.

Discovering what feels different with your hands

Not every object in this set feels the same. It’s precisely those differences that make it interesting to explore the materials one by one.

Grab a block, squeeze it, run your fingers over the surface, or compare two materials: without complicated rules, a tactile journey of discovery unfolds naturally.

The soft bean bags add yet another experience. They can be grabbed, squeezed, and moved around, and they feel different in the hand than the blocks do.

This makes the set suitable for tactile perception, feeling and comparing, as well as hand motor skills and fine motor skills.

Under UV light, a whole new game begins

This set is particularly interesting when used with UV lighting. The UV-reactive colors stand out even more under ultraviolet light, especially when the regular lighting in the room is dimmed.

This can help draw attention very specifically to the materials. A shape or color that is simply part of the set under normal light can suddenly become much more striking under UV light.

For example, use one element at a time, place different shapes next to each other, or create a small UV play area where the materials take center stage.

This makes the set a fun addition to a sensory room, sensory space, or UV corner.

Stacking, Sorting, and Combining

Of course, you don’t have to use the set just for tactile exploration. You can also use the blocks to build and stack.

Which shapes fit together well? How high can you build? Can you match the same colors, or sort the materials by shape or how they feel?

By adding such simple play ideas, various areas of development come together. Think of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, visual perception, color and shape recognition, sorting, and spatial awareness.

And when free exploration is more appropriate, there’s no need to assign a specific task at all. The materials can just as easily be offered for children to pick up, look at, and explore.

Interesting for Various Developmental Levels

Sensory materials don’t have to be complicated to remain interesting. In fact, materials with clear differences in shape, color, and texture can be particularly accessible to people who explore primarily at a basic sensory level.

This makes this set interesting not only for children. The blocks and bean bags can also be used in special education, day programs, and care or support settings to provide tactile and visual experiences.

Under UV light, a strong visual contrast is created. This can make the materials stand out more easily in an otherwise quiet, dimly lit environment.

Each user can explore in their own way: looking, feeling, grabbing, stacking, sorting, or simply holding onto a favorite material.

What makes the UV Sensory Soft Blocks and Bean Bags special?

• Complete 20-piece sensory set
• Combination of soft blocks and bean bags
• Various shapes and tactile experiences
• UV-reactive colors
• Extra eye-catching under UV lighting
• Can be used with or without UV light
• Encourages children to feel, grab, squeeze, and compare
• Blocks can be stacked and combined
• Suitable for free sensory play
• Can also be used for simple sorting activities
• Supports tactile and visual perception
• Develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Opportunities for color and shape recognition
• Appeals to a range of ages and developmental levels
• Suitable for sensory rooms, sensory play areas, and UV corners

From free play to a simple activity

The great thing about a comprehensive sensory set is that you don’t have to stick to just one specific activity.

Today, it might be all about touch. Put a few different materials in a bin and use your hands to discover what’s different. Next time, you can look for colors and shapes under UV light. Or build a tower together and see which blocks stack well on top of each other.

This way, the activity easily adapts to whoever is using the materials.

And sometimes, just one eye-catching block or a soft bean bag in your hand is more than enough.

Product Specifications

Product: UV Sensory Soft Blocks and Bean Bags
Brand: Playlearn
Quantity: 20 pieces
Contents: assortment of soft sensory blocks and bean bags
Feature: UV-reactive
Use: with or without UV lighting
Sensory experience: tactile and visual
Play options: feeling, grabbing, squeezing, stacking, sorting, and comparing
Applications: sensory room, snoezel room, UV room, education, therapy, and home use

Frequently Asked Questions About the UV Sensory Soft Blocks and Bean Bags

What’s included in this set?

The set consists of 20 different sensory pieces, including a combination of soft blocks and bean bags.

Do you need UV light to play with the set?

No. The materials can also be used under normal lighting for feeling, stacking, sorting, and exploring. Under UV lighting, the UV-reactive colors become even more striking.

What happens under UV light?

The UV-reactive colors react to ultraviolet light and therefore stand out much more, especially in a darkened room.

Which areas of development are addressed during play?

Depending on how the materials are used, they can help develop tactile and visual perception, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, color and shape recognition, sorting, and spatial awareness, among other skills.

Are these just toys for building?

No. Building and stacking are just one possibility. The various materials are also interesting to pick up, feel, compare, sort, and examine under UV light.

Is the set only interesting for children?

No. Sensory materials can also be interesting for teenagers and adults, for example in special education, day programs, healthcare, and other supportive settings. Their use can be adapted to the individual’s developmental level and personal preferences.